Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series continues! We're building up to Eurosong 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. 

In this episode, rock singer-songwriter AILSHA  joins Conor and Alex to discuss her entry 'Go Tobann'. The makeup artist turned singer has gradually explored her songs becoming heavier and heavier. 'Go Tobann' pokes fun at how Irish people fail to continue speaking Irish into adulthood, and are left with basic phrases. This inspired her to write the song and now AILSHA is setting her sight on the Eurovision stage and hopes to represent Ireland in Malmö this May. 

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It's back! Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series is back for 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th.

In this episode, Dublin singer-songwriter Erica Cody joins Conor and Alex to discuss her entry 'Love Me Like I Do'. Erica released her debut EP “Leoness” in 2019 and embarked on a nationwide tour, playing concerts and festivals across the country including Ireland’s biggest end-of-summer music festival, Electric Picnic. Erica also is a proud member of the enormously successful ‘Irish Women in Harmony’ project. Now, Erica is setting her sight on the Eurovision stage and hopes to represent Ireland in Malmö this May. 

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Happy New Year! On this episode of Éirevision, we finally kick-off our discussing about the songs for Eurovision 2024. Over the last few months, three countries have revealed their entries for the upcoming edition of the contest - France, Czechia, and Albania. Conor and Lou share their opinions on France's Slimane and 'Mon Amour, Czechia's Aiko and 'Pedestal', and Albania's Besa and 'Zemrën n'dorë'.

Alongside this, Conor and Lou discuss the latest news about the 2024 contest including the stage design, official design, and the news that 'United By Music' will be the new permanent slogan for Eurovision.

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It's our final episode of 2023 and we're saying goodbye to the year in style with Éirevision Wrapped 2023!

On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou are joined by Julian Vignoles. Julian was known as Mr.Eurovision within RTÉ as he served as the Irish Head of Delegation from 2005 until 2012. He was also a member of the Eurovision Reference Group for four years.

His time as head of delegation came at a very turbulent period for Ireland at the contest and Eurovision itself. He oversaw many changes to Ireland's selection process and many changes to the contest with the introduction of semi-finals, the re-introduction of juries, and penalties for certain countries after rule breaks. Julian shares many fascinating stories with us, including his talks with the late Sinéad O'Connor to take part for Ireland in 2010. We also chat to Julian about his thoughts on Ireland's current position within Eurovision and what changes he would like to see in order to improve results going forward.

We would also highly encourage you to read Julian's book entitled "Inside the Eurovision Song Contest". It is a fascinating read!

Also in this episode, we take a look at what's been happening in the Eurovision world since we last spoke to you. From Eurobash, Loreen and Käärijä in Dublin, and tickets going on sale for Eurovision 2024 - it's been a busy few weeks! it's a jam packed episode so sit back and enjoy.

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On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou are joined in the Podcast Studios by the Irish head of delegation and RTÉ executive producer, Michael Kealy.

Following on from his in-depth interview with Éirevision last December, Kealy is back to chat all things Eurovision and where exactly Ireland lies within the contest. We kick things off where we left things last year: Eurosong 2023. We learn about how Public Image Ltd and John Lydon came to be involved in Eurosong and why he continued to take part despite bashing the contest publicly. After failing to make the final yet again, we ask Kealy his thoughts on why we are failing at Eurovision.

Of course, the headlines during the summer months all evolved around the state of RTÉ and its finances. We ask Kealy about its impact on Eurovision and if a standalone national final is on the cards in the future. The lack of a social media presence, exploding cakes, artists tweets, and what's to come in 2024 are just some of the other topics discussed! Be sure to sit back, relax, and enjoy!

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Fáilte romhat! Welcome to Éirevision: An Bóthar Go Nice! In this special episode of Éirevision, we're turning our attention to Junior Eurovision and Ireland's national final - Junior Eurovision Éire. On October 8th, three contestants will sing for the chance to represent Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France on November 26th. Similar to our 'Journey to Eurosong 2023' series, we're bringing you behind the scenes and getting to know the three acts competing a lot better! We're delighted to be joined by the final three acts: Clare Keeley, Jessica McKean, and Niamh Beatrix. Also on the podcast, Radio DJ and host of Junior Eurovision Éire, Louise Cantillon joins us to chat about JESC, TG4, and her experience on Eurosong 2023! Of course, 'Ceol an Ghrá' is back too! 

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On this episode of Éirevision, we are delighted to be joined by the fabulous Niamh Kavanagh! Niamh joins Conor and Lou to chat about how the Eurovision Song Contest changed her life after winning the contest in 1993 with 'In Your Eyes'. Niamh shares her earliest memories of Eurovision with us and her favourite moments from Millstreet. Niamh returned to the Eurovision stage in 2010 with 'It's For You' and she discusses why she decided to give Eurovision another go. Of course, we had to ask Niamh her opinions on the current state of Ireland in Eurovision and what she thinks we should do to bring back our success. Niamh is regularly appears on TG4's Junior Eurovision Éire each year as a judge. Despite having little Irish, Niamh shares how she undertook the task of learning a few 'cúpla focal' for the show. Also, there might even be a round of 'Ceol an Ghrá' too!

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We're back for a brand-new season of the Éirevision Podcast! Firstly, It's super important to say... Happy Eurovision New Year! September 1st marks the beginning of a new Eurovision year as any song released from today is eligible for the upcoming contest. In our first episode of season two, we felt it was only right to kick off the new season by taking a look back at some of our favourite Swedish Eurovision entries after Loreen won the 2023 contest with 'Tattoo'. From ABBA to Charlotte Perrelli, Sweden know how to do Eurovision right! Conor and Lou will be sharing their personal top 3 Swedish entries from over the years. We'll also be discussing the news that Malmö will host the 2024 contest next May. Strap yourselves in and let the 2024 season begin!

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It's our season finale! In the second part of our special two-part season finale, we're looking towards the future and sharing our thoughts on this question: What should Ireland do next? With Ireland's record of seven wins now equalled by Sweden and another 'failed to qualify' sticker added to our record, the movement for change is well under way. With the national media now joining the conversation and asking the question about Ireland's position within the Eurovision Song Contest, it seems the nation really want to see Ireland's fortunes change. We want to share our opinions on what Ireland should/needs to do going forward. Without being critical, we're aiming to have a healthy discussion and look ahead. We'll be discussing everything from national final versus internal selection, budget, innovation, and social media/online engagement. In our first part, Conor and Lou shared their opinions about what Ireland should do.

In this part of the episode, Conor and Lou are joined by four very special guests from the Eurovision community. Sharing their opinions, Alex Basmati - a huge Eurovision fan (and iconic costume wearer), Tommy Corbett - News Editor for Eurovoxx, Miceal O'Kane (Founder and reactor with Eurovision Hub), and for the very first time, Irish Eurovision YouTuber - ESC Tom!

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